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Dolores Huerta, US labor organizer and civil rights icon, dies at 96

Original: Dolores Huerta, US labor organizer and icon of the left, dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the American labor organizer best known for co-founding the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, has died at the age of 96. A leading figure of the American left, she spent decades fighting for farmworkers' rights, women's rights and social justice. Tributes and reflections on her legacy in labor and civil rights history are spreading widely.

Why now: The death of a major civil rights and labor movement icon naturally prompts widespread tribute and coverage.

Dolores HuertaUnited Farm WorkersCesar ChavezUnited States

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• Dolores Huerta, US labor organizer and icon of the left, dies at 96 · Le Monde.fr

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